I would love to start a restaurant blog, I’d call it. EAT! or Go Forth and EAT! or A girl, A boy & A cow (walk into a restaurant..).. I don’t know what I’d call it – but it’s fun to think about. We just don’t go out as much anymore, and I’d want to s. But there are some really great ones that I read, religiously. Here are my top reads:

Eat it KC is the newest that I have found. I really love her pics of meals, and restaurants – and the blog is beautifully designed.

I have been reading, Making of a Foodie, for a few years. She’s lovely and explores her pallet and gives her suggestions on where to eat.

I still “follow”, KC Napkins, however he hasn’t updated it since early last year – so I am thinking after a few years of him writing, he’s done. But it’s still a good resource for reviews on restaurants – old and new.

The Kansas City Star started a new blog called, Chow Town, it’s a blog by a newspaper – but still an interesting read.

Missy Roe’s, The Perfect Bite: KC, is also a great read. She travels and blogs about great restaurants she eats at when she’s not in KC. But for the most part she tries an eclectic array of restaurants around town – and talks about them like she’s talking to her best friends. It’s very easy to read, and I find that I agree with a lot of her reviews.

Are there restaurants that you love, that you want to try? Know any food blogs that we JUST have to check out? Let us know!

I love to cook. LOVE TO COOK! I love to be creative in the kitchen, and try new recipes.. Pinterest is great for this! I have tried so many many things from pins on Pinterest. What I need to do – is start doing more crafts from Pinterest – and expanding my wardrobe based on items I love from Pinterest.

Preheat oven to 375F. Place English muffins on a baking sheet lines with aluminum foil. Top with marinara sauce, bell pepper, olives and basil. Sprinkle with cheese and bake for 12-15 minutes until cheese is melted.

2 to 3 T oats (or flaxmeal) (You can omit, but also omit the milk if you do)

Add all ingredients (except for chocolate chips) to a good food processor (not blender), and blend until very smooth. Then mix in the chocolate chips.

I made this recipe for the Super Bowl – and it was a big hit! We all seemed to really love it!
From Deep South Dish

Recipe: Three Envelope Picante Roast

Prep time: 5 min |Inactive time: 8 hours |

Yield: About 6 serving

Ingredients

3 to 4 pound beef chuck roast (or other braising roast)

1 cup of water

One envelope of dry onion soup mix

One envelope of dry Italian dressing mix

One envelope of dry brown gravy mix

1 (8 ounce) jar of Pace Original Mild Picante Sauce

Instructions
Whisk together the water with ingredients from all 3 of the envelopes. Pour about 1/4 cup of the liquid on the bottom of the crockpot, place the roast on top. Don’t be tempted to season the roast. There is plenty of salt and other seasonings in these envelopes.

Pour the remaining liquid mixture all over the top and all around the roast. Pour the jar of picante sauce on top of the roast, cover and cook on low for 8 hours, or on high 4 to 5 hours.

To thicken gravy, remove the roast and tent with foil to keep warm. Carefully transfer the contents of the crockpot to a saucepan and stir in a slurry of one tablespoon of cornstarch with just enough water to loosen. Stir into the sauce, bring up to a boil, reduce and simmer until thickened.

I also love to be as creative as possible when I cook for myself. When the hubs is traveling, I tend to try ingredients I wouldn’t normally try when I am feeding him.. and I love to open my freezer and throw stuff together! I have had a goal lately in cleaning out my freezer – but using the items inside, and not throwing them away.. I am really sick on Lean Cuisine meals right now because of this! But ultimately I want to put together crock pot freezer meals – you can find these on Pinterest (betcha knew I would say that..!!). So – it keeping with trying to do low-carb – I made this dinner..

It was delicious!! The best meal I have made in months!
Trader Joes has really amazingly good Turkey Burgers.

That’s all I’ve got for now! I have tons to tell you – but have had so little time to share lately! Hopefully life will lighten up a bit soon and I can get back to doing what I love – telling you things!!

I added a new page.. look up… to the right…. see it? It’s foodie stuff. I will post some recipes, and restaurant stuff and ideas on all things food..i hope you enjoy the new page. Oh, and feel free to follow the posts as well! Wanna share your favorites – comment on the post with a recipe or restaurant review!